Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg's Kirovsky district on July 4, Russian officials said.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because Russia has resumed hitting Ukraine's grid substations heading into a war-strained year and just opened a new front across the Oskil river near Kupiansk, threatening both civilian heat and a fresh Ukrainian defensive collapse.
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"A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv pressed on with the bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure."
"Gov. Alexander Beglov said the city’s Kirovsky district on the Baltic Sea was hit."
"Ukraine launched a 'massive' drone attack on a Russian oil terminal in St Petersburg overnight as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure."
"A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia's oil infrastructure."
"recent Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian energy infrastructure, including an oil terminal in St. Petersburg"
"On Saturday, Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg that Zelensky said "generates revenue for Russia's war.""
"A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure."
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- Russian forces established a bridgehead on the east bank of the Oskil river north of Kupiansk
- Strikes on Ukrainian transmission substations resumed on Jun 26 after a five-week pause
- Russian Shahed-type drone output has reached roughly 190 airframes per week
- Neither side retains the capacity for a decisive offensive before autumn
- The EU approved a fourteenth military-assistance tranche including long-range strike systems